Spoilers Supergirl - Season 2
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In the description which yeah pretty much reads like Maggie Sawyer it mentions both aliens and metahumans. Apart from the question over Banshee and Barry Allen's universe hoping, have metas being mentioned that much on Supergirl or could this be as others in the thread postulated, moving SG into the Arrowverse?
By the way, I noticed that in Secretary Clinton's primary-victory speech on Tuesday, she used the phrase "stronger together" three times. Apparently it's actually her campaign slogan. Makes me wonder if she or one of her speechwriters is a Supergirl fan -- since in this show's lore, it's the meaning of the Superman/Supergirl "S" emblem which is the House of El's coat of arms. Even if it's a coincidence, it's a nice convergence.
The term "metahuman" is hardly unique to the Arrowverse. It was first used to refer to superpowered beings by George R.R. Martin in 1986 in his Wild Cards universe, then adopted by DC Comics a couple of years later, eventually becoming their standard term for humans with powers. (The Birds of Prey TV series used it routinely as well.)
The term "metahuman" is hardly unique to the Arrowverse. It was first used to refer to superpowered beings by George R.R. Martin in 1986 in his Wild Cards universe, then adopted by DC Comics a couple of years later, eventually becoming their standard term for humans with powers. (The Birds of Prey TV series used it routinely as well.)
Way to miss the point.
Perhaps I simply didn't make my own point clear. You asked if the use of the term "metahuman" might be evidence that they planned to merge Supergirl with the Arrowverse. But since that term is not at all unique to the Arrowverse -- and indeed is not even unique to DC -- there is therefore no reason to see it as evidence of a planned merger.
My thoughts on the new cast additions, along with some fan-casting:
- Lena Luthor (Thorul in the comics) is somebody I was hoping they'd introduce because she is essentially Supergirl's version of both Lois Lane and Lex Luther, and I like that they're adding her as a Series Regular. I do find it interesting that they're casting such a wide net when it comes to the character's age, but my pick for the role is Meghan Ory (whom I so wanted to be Alex Danvers)
- Both Nick Farrow and Snapper Carr sound like 'composite characters' based on the character of Cutter Sharp from Peter David's Supergirl series
- The Doctor sounds like our new Big Bad, and I can't wait to see what kinds of trouble she causes. I'd also love to see a "Super" alumnus in this role, with Teri Hatcher and Erica Durance on the top of my list
- Maggie is definitely based on Maggie Sawyer, and I'm surprised they didn't just use that last name for her. I so like that they're bringing in the Science Police, not only because of their connection to the Legion of Superheroes (which we know will exist in the future thanks to "Solitude") - but also because they can serve to bring a more open and overt response to alien and Metahuman threats than the DEO. Casting-wise, I think Alessandra Torresani would be a good fit, especially since it sounds like the role may be a bit on the younger side
Exactly.
It really is grasping at straws just a bit to say that the inclusion of the term Metahuman suddenly means that we're getting a universe merger.
- Lena Luthor (Thorul in the comics) is somebody I was hoping they'd introduce because she is essentially Supergirl's version of both Lois Lane and Lex Luther, and I like that they're adding her as a Series Regular. I do find it interesting that they're casting such a wide net when it comes to the character's age, but my pick for the role is Meghan Ory (whom I so wanted to be Alex Danvers)
- Both Nick Farrow and Snapper Carr sound like 'composite characters' based on the character of Cutter Sharp from Peter David's Supergirl series
- The Doctor sounds like our new Big Bad, and I can't wait to see what kinds of trouble she causes. I'd also love to see a "Super" alumnus in this role, with Teri Hatcher and Erica Durance on the top of my list
- Maggie is definitely based on Maggie Sawyer, and I'm surprised they didn't just use that last name for her. I so like that they're bringing in the Science Police, not only because of their connection to the Legion of Superheroes (which we know will exist in the future thanks to "Solitude") - but also because they can serve to bring a more open and overt response to alien and Metahuman threats than the DEO. Casting-wise, I think Alessandra Torresani would be a good fit, especially since it sounds like the role may be a bit on the younger side
Exactly.
It really is grasping at straws just a bit to say that the inclusion of the term Metahuman suddenly means that we're getting a universe merger.
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never said it was but was questioning whether it was a possibility given that until now the concept had played almost no role in Supergirl.
Luthor. The greatest criminal mind of our time prefers you get his name right.
^ Stupid auto-correct
Honestly, at this point I've had my fill of gimmick castings in the Berlanti shows and would rather they just auditioned actors normally from now on. The occasional actor from an older series having a guest appearance is fun, but anything gets tiresome when done to excess.
Well, the report is secondhand, from Michael Ausiello's TVLine column, rather than a formal press release. So maybe Ausiello just forgot the last name or something.
Snapper Carr is a comic book character. He was the Justice League's teen sidekick in the 60s. The Bruce Timm produced animated series made him a television reporter.
I knew about the comic version of Snapper, but, based on the description given for the Supergirl version, I was reminded of Cutter Sharp (who also seems to have served as partial inspiration for the new character of Nick Farrow).
Given the casting of the Doctor, I wonder if Cadmus will try to capture whoever is in the Kryptonian pod.
I'm more familiar with DCAU Snapper Carr. Not sure if I hope that elements of him will make their way into Supergirl's comic-based Snapper Carr.
I'm more familiar with DCAU Snapper Carr. Not sure if I hope that elements of him will make their way into Supergirl's comic-based Snapper Carr.
Come on, don't be a hater.
Peter David had some rather neat ideas, IMO, and he was clearly doing something right since his take on the character lasted longer than any other solo book featuring her to date.
It came across to me like some cool ideas he grafted on to Supergirl, because it was the only way to get those ideas published. I never thought of what he was doing as "Supergirl".Come on, don't be a hater.
Peter David had some rather neat ideas, IMO, and he was clearly doing something right since his take on the character lasted longer than any other solo book featuring her to date.
Well, in 20 episodes, which mostly had alien villains, as well as the occasional normal human and robot, we've had ...
- Livewire
- Silver Banshee
- Reactron
... plus probably some Superman has fought and we haven't heard about yet. So, metahumans are well established as existing on Earth-SG.
I would pay good money if they eventually brought in Kate Kane.
I think they said some time ago that Batman characters were off-limits, because of "Gotham".
On the other hand, "Arrow" had the occasional appearance of Nyssa since then.
On the other hand, "Arrow" had the occasional appearance of Nyssa since then.
So with the advent of the Science Police, does this mean the DEO is redundant (storywise at least - we'll have CADMUS for the shady stuff and now the SP will be filling the "help Supergirl and lock up the bad guys" role)? Or has J'onn decided to bring it out of hiding by "rebranding" it?
I prefer Maggie's division to be called the SCU (Special Crimes Unit) as it was in the comics/toons, as "Science Police" has always sounded a bit wacky to me - they're not policing the use of science, and the fact that they use advanced science to help fight metas doesn't really make the name right either - we don't call regular cops "Gun Police" or "Taser Police" or "Just-Fell-Down-The-Stairs-On-The-Way-To-The-Cells-Honest Police".
I prefer Maggie's division to be called the SCU (Special Crimes Unit) as it was in the comics/toons, as "Science Police" has always sounded a bit wacky to me - they're not policing the use of science, and the fact that they use advanced science to help fight metas doesn't really make the name right either - we don't call regular cops "Gun Police" or "Taser Police" or "Just-Fell-Down-The-Stairs-On-The-Way-To-The-Cells-Honest Police".
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